Learn about the concrete actions library leaders are taking to help cultivate an antiracist, inclusive library culture—from examining the impacts of implicit bias, to evaluating spaces, programs, and services and examining policies and practices through an antiracist lens—to ensure that there is a shared value of antiracism at the library.
Learn how to infuse equity into every part of your library leadership and management to ensure a culture of inclusion and care in your library.
Learn tangible ways to handle censorship, finding allies, tactics for school board meetings and ensure your library policies are up to date.
Do you love authors and hearing about their creative process? Do you live to add books to your TBR pile and library? Skip the travel, and join us October 6 for the most anticipated librarian gathering of the fall 2022 publishing season—fully virtual and free to attend! Our daylong program of author panels, in-depth conversations, and keynote talks will leave you informed, inspired, and entertained.
Learn how to approach your practice, programs, and partnerships through a social emotional lens and better support yourself, colleagues, and your community.
Learn how to cultivate and promote inclusive collections to ensure your library materials reflect the diversity of your community.
Learn vital skills for dealing with all of today’s most pressing issues, including book banning, disinformation, patron and staff safety, and more, all from an equity and trauma-informed lens.
Drive greater impact in your community, and realize greater efficiency and confidence in your work, by becoming proficient in project management skills.
Join us November 4-6—live and in person—for the 2022 SLJ Summit: “Advocacy in Action.”
Convening in Minneapolis, MN, the Summit will assemble school library leaders and community stakeholders to consider the challenges and opportunities surrounding top issues, from intellectual freedom and student mental health to the American Rescue Plan, the largest one-time federal investment in education.
Learn practical steps to ensure your cataloging practices are more equitable with support from library experts.
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